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    Runcore Pro V mSATA & X220T slow performance

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by arsenal243, Mar 13, 2012.

  1. arsenal243

    arsenal243 Notebook Geek

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    Hello All,

    I have been searching the whole forum for this problem and found several related answers, yet I can't still find a clear solution.

    I have an X220 Tablet and just bought a Runcore Pro V mSATA-II 120GB. And I run the benchmark right away without installing anything on it yet.
    However, the performance is horrible.
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    There has been similar posts by Brian5 with exactly the same issue. He said the problem is "alignment" or something when you clone the drive, yet I don't have anything on my drive yet. I updated the firmware to latest 5.0.1, updated the Intel Rapid Storage drive too, and nothing changes.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/629630-msata-options-x220-review-3.html

    Can anyone shed some lights please.

    Thank you.
     
    arsenal243, Mar 13, 2012
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Have you tried a fresh install of Windows 7?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 13, 2012
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  3. arsenal243

    arsenal243 Notebook Geek

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    Hi Tsunade,

    No, I did not install Windows 7 on this Runcore SSD. I currently use it for data storage only. My Windows 7 is running on another HDD.
    Do you think that affects the SSD performance ?

    I tried to delete the SSD partition, then re-format it (not quick format), but it doesn't help anything.

    One quick question: do you leave the Allocation Unit Size as "default" or specify another value when formatting the SSD ?
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    Thank you.
     
    arsenal243, Mar 13, 2012
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  4. brian5

    brian5 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey, nothing wrong with those scores. You don't have any issue....

    AS is tuned for Intel SSDs. Try running Anvil, ATTO, CrystalDiskMark (with data set to 0's or 1's) if you have any doubts about that very good mSATA that you have installed...

    And you don't have any alignment issue. Those two lines in green text show that. The second would be in red with something like "31 K - BAD" if there was an alignment problem.
     
    brian5, Apr 7, 2012
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